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Mentoring Pensacola By Dawn Gresko Mentor Pensacola: Pensacola Young Professionals The professional development team of Pensacola Young Professionals (PYP) launched its Mentor Pensacola program in October of 2015, a new program that offers its members (between the ages of 18 and 40) the opportunity to be “paired” with a community leader who will help mold and influence the area’s up-and-coming young professionals. In this one-onone mentorship, mentors will aid their mentees in refining a career path by helping them set long-term professional goals, and providing opportunities to network with other leaders in our community to encourage professional and personal growth, as well as promoting a strong workforce in the Pensacola Bay area. Mentors come from various fields, including nonprofit and corporate leaders, business owners and more. The program requires that mentors not only be an influential force in the community, but in their respective fields, as well. The first iteration of the program will run until Sept. 30, 2016. For the 2015-2016 year, the program has a total of 17 mentor-mentee pairings, and the first iteration of the program will run until Sept. 30, 2016. The feedback from mentees has been wholly positive so far, and the mentoring program looks forward to seeing how the pairings grow for the remainder of the session. To measure the program’s success, the professional development team conducts monthly surveys with mentors and mentees every month, maintains frequent email communication to check on satisfaction and progression of the program, and offers occasional events for pairings to mingle with other participants and share practices. At the end of the year a survey will be conducted in September to gauge how the program has helped both mentors and mentees. Pensacola Girls on the Run Girls on the Run is an international mentoring program for girls between the ages of 8 and 12, which aims to promote character development and uses running, as well as an engaging curriculum, as tools to teach the lessons that develop a girl’s sense of confidence and selfesteem. Essentially the program uses creative physical activity and teamwork to inspire an appreciation of fitness and build habits that translate into a lifetime of health. Mentors are called “coaches” who sign up to go on-site to schools, community spaces and/or churches twice a week for 90 minute sessions for a 12 week season. All coaches must receive initial training (followed by on-going training throughout their time as a coach) and certification before they are matched. The curriculum consists of 20 lessons and exercises that focus on building the girls’ communication skills, healthy relationships and self-esteem. The program will work on building the “Five Cs”: competence, confidence, care, compassion, connections and contributions to community. Girls on the Run
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aims for the “Gold Standard,” which means improving attitude (positive feelings toward oneself others and school, behavioral adjustment (lower instances of risk-taking and negative behaviors) and school performance (improving grades and academic involvement). In addition to mental, emotional and physical health, the Girls on the Run of Northwest Florida aims to help increase the high school graduation rate across Escambia, Ookaloosa, and Santa Rosa counties, which is at 66.1 percent—over 10 percent below Florida’s state average of 76.1 percent. Although the Junior League of Pensacola has provided initial funding and the capital investment in order to bring Girls on the Run to Northwest Florida, to keep the program operating there is a registration fee of $150 per girl, which covers expenses for healthy snacks, t-shirts, shoes, and a 5K medal. Each season culminates in a celebratory 5K Run and each girl has a running buddy (a “Solemate”) to the complete the 5K with her. The inaugural season of Girls on the Run in Northwest Florida will kick off on Jan. 30, 2016, after the program’s Board of Directors hosts its first coach training. UWF Executive Mentor Program For its fourth year, the Executive Mentor Program at the University of West Florida will help prepare students for successful careers in business by integrating academic learning with real-world experiences. Undergraduate and graduate students at UWF are partnered with Pensacola business executives to establish connections in the business world and gain valuable insights into issues such as career choice, networking skills and career development. The Executive Mentor Program helps prepare students for successful careers in business by integrating academic learning with real-world experiences. Undergraduate and graduate students are partnered with business executives to establish connections in the business world and gain valuable insights into issues such as career
choice, networking skills, and career development. Mentors are business executives who must meet with mentees at least once per month throughout the academic year, September through May. The mentoring is primarily one-on-one coaching (one business executive matched with one student) for an academic school year. Once a month, on average, the Executive Mentor Program hosts Networking Meet & Greet events or brings in guest speakers for Lectures, Seminars, and Workshops. Although these initiatives are sponsored by the College of Business, most are open to everyone. On average, 50 mentors are matched with 50 mentees each year. The program tracks UWF graduates that participated in the Executive Mentor Program, and the percentage of those who have secured jobs in their field upon graduation is an impressive 97 percent. Another component of the program’s annual research involves an end-of-year evaluation survey, based on a 7-point scale answer system, measuring how well the mentors are coaching their mentees, and whether or not the student mentee’s skills have improved. As for funding, the program relies heavily on its volunteers, as well as some local businesses that provide financial gifts through the UWF Foundation. Examples include Wells Fargo’s support of a lecture series, Pen Air Federal Credit Union’s support of a financial bootcamp, or Gulf Coast Community Bank’s support of networking event. Goodwill Easter Seals Goodguides Goodwill Easter Seals Goodguides has been operating for three years in the Pensacola, Fort Walton, Mobile and Spanish Fort areas. As the name of the mentoring program might imply, the purpose of the program is to “guide” at-risk youths from ages 12 to 17 away from destructive behavior through constructive activities ranging from making art to visiting museums and historic landmarks, such as the Naval Aviation Musuem and Pensacola
Lighthouse. The program offers site-based, one-on-one, group and peer mentoring opportunities and for the 2015-2016 year the program had 140 youths enrolled, and 101 volunteer mentors. All mentors must pass an orientation and training class, followed by an extensive background check and interviewing process. For a minimum of one year, all mentors are required to spend at least four hours per month with a mentee. Last year, 126 youth had reported satisfaction with the program’s services, and also reported behavioral improvement at home and in school. Each year, 100 youth completing four hours of mentoring per month and an average of 73 youth complete at least 12 months of mentoring per year. In addition to four hours dedicated to mentoring per month, mentees receive two hours of career exploration on a monthly basis, as well. The Department of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Office provides an annual grant to help fund the program, otherwise Goodguides receives the majority of its funding from an allocation provided by the Goodwill Easter Seals retail branch. Escambia County School District’s Youth Motivator Mentoring Program For 22 years, the Youth Motivator Mentoring Program of the Escambia County School District has matched a volunteer mentor one-onone with an identified student who needs encouragement to do better in over 49 schools in the district. This program provides a structured framework for mentoring by individual community volunteers, as well as government agencies and businesses that allow release time for employees to mentor at a school or they can mentor one day a week on their lunch break. Mentors must be willing to commit to weekly meetings with their youths. Last year, the program has over 530 mentors. Although one aspect of being a mentor is helping a student with his or her school work, many mentors become a supportive
presence who will listen, talk, encourage, motivate and help a child set goals. This program is offered to students of all grades from elementary through high school. In addition to a thorough background screening process, prospective mentors must study a special mentoring handbook and complete a training session before they are accepted into the program. University of West Florida and Pensacola State College students who are Quint Scholars, or have Quint Studer scholarships, must give back to the community by donating volunteer time to the Youth Motivator mentoring program, at least 25 hours a year. Penelope Harris developed a software to monitor the progress of each mentor and mentee pairing; mentor coordinators are at every school to gather data. Pam Childers, Navy Federal and more local organizations have helped donate time and resources to the program. Re-Entry Alliance of Pensacola (REAP) Mentoring Program What sets the Re-Entry Alliance of Pensacola (REAP) Mentoring Program apart from other programs in the area is how it aims to help previously incarcerated individuals, rather than at-risk youths, or young professionals looking for guidance in their respective fields. The primary goal of REAP mentors is to aid “mentees” with their initial re-entry into “real world.” In addition to receiving funding from the Department of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Office, the program received an Impact 100 grant of $50,000 to help over 30 individuals. There is a correlation between successfully staying out of prison and having a “mentor” to help previously incarcerated individuals adapt to society—helping with resumes, job finding, and so on. Judge M. Casey Rodgers introduced the idea for the program to federal court in Pensacola four years ago. Since then, the REAP program has expanded its See Mentoring on page 3
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News From The Bar Association
Foundation Seeks Medal of Honor Award Nominees
T H E F LO R I D A B ar F o u n dat i o n w i l l be accep t i n g n o m i n at i o n s f o r t he 2 0 1 6 M eda l o f H o n o r Awards u n t i l F eb . 1 . The Medal of Honor Award is given in two categories. The first category is for members of The Florida Bar, including practicing lawyers, judges or teachers in the legal field. The second category is for non-lawyers, including lawyers who are not currently practicing. All nominees must be Florida residents. Nominees in the lawyer category must have a demonstrated dedication to the purpose of The Florida Bar, which strives to inculcate in its members the principles of duty and service to the public, to improve the administration of justice, and to advance the science of jurisprudence. Recent recipients of the award also include 1st DCA
Judge William A. Van Nortwick, Robert C. Josefsberg of Miami, Hank Coxe, III, of Jacksonville, and former Florida Attorney General Bob Butterworth. Nominees in the non-lawyer category must have made outstanding contributions to the improving the administration of justice in Florida through research, writing, or other deeds of significant character and quality. Past recipients of the Medal of Honor Award for a non-lawyer include Kathleen “Katie” Self of Sarasota for her pioneering work in the implementation of teen courts across Florida; Elizabeth Lander “Budd” Bell of Tallahassee for over four decades of volunteer advocacy
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to improve the lives of Florida’s children, elderly and disabled; and Dr. Walter F. Lambert of Miami for his life’s work as a medical advocate for abused and neglected children, and for his significant volunteer work for South Florida children in foster care. Nominations can be completed online and can be found at www. thefloridabarfoundation.org. The Medal of Honor awards will be presented at the Foundation’s annual dinner during The Florida Bar Annual Convention June 16, 2016, at the Hilton Bonnet Creek in Orlando. For more information, call Jessica McCabe (407) 9607000 or email her at jmccabe@ flabarfndn.org.
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The Summation Weekly Mentoring from page 1 mentoring services over the past year to include people coming out of state prison, as well as from local county jail. The first group of mentors were lawyers, whose jobs require them to witness the impact of incarceration on a lives on a dayto-day basis. Ideally, mentors will commit to a match for six months to a year, depending on how successful the is individual ti plugging back into society. As of 2015, REAP had a total of 1520 mentees and 8-10 mentors; each mentor is paired with one or more mentees. Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Northwest Florida Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida has been serving our area from Pensacola to Panama City since 1989. Mentors are endearingly referred to as “Bigs” and, subsequently, their mentees are called “Littles.” The program is open to youths between the ages of 6 and 18 who typically come from single-parent families, and its mission is to provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring one-on-one relationships that can change their lives for the better. Each Big and Little match is assigned a case manager, who monitors the growth development of the Littles and Bigs. In addition to behavioral improvement, the program encourages Littles to increase academic performance; every nine weeks, Bigs receive a grade report from their Littles’ school, which they use to work with the Littles on areas that
need improvement. The program receives funding from state grants, organizations such as United Way, special events and more. State grants come from the Florida State Association, and on the state level, for the 20152016 fiscal year the program received $237,000; $162,000 for the Bigs Inspiring Scholastic Success initiative and $75,000 for the Mentoring Children of Prisoners program initiative. Legislative funding awarded to Florida for the 2015-2016 fiscal year was $2.23 million. Although the state’s program funding was cut by 63 percent since the 2014-2015 year, Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring continues to make a big impact with proven results on children who were matched six months or longer. Of the 584 children who were matched six months or longer from 2014-2015: 83 percent maintained or improved academic performance and 85 percent showed improvement on their behavioral evaluation. YMCA of Northwest Florida: Reach and Rise Although the first Reach and Rise mentoring program was launched in 1992 by the YMCA of San Francisco, 2015 marks the beginning of the Reach and Rise program at the YMCA of Northwest Florida. The YMCA was able to expand the mentoring program to new areas, such as Northwest Florida, thanks to a $4 million grant from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded in 2013. Reach and Rise is designed for youth ages 6 to 17, who lack role
models and live in communities challenged by poverty, crime, truancy, and single parent households among other social issues. The program connects children and teens with adult mentors for 12 to 18 months of one-on-one mentoring. Mentors receive rigorous training for five weeks. So far, seven mentors have signed up at the YMCA of Northwest Florida, under the guiding hand of program director Kimi Lirette. The program On the national level, the program has been shown to help youth better express their feelings, get along better with others, and become more involved in enrichment programs and afterschool activities that contribute to an increase in school grades. The program is evaluated by mentors and mentees before and after the 12 to 18-month session, when the two parties evaluate the program according to eight assets: support, empowerment, boundaries and expectations, constructive use of time, commitment to learning, positive values, social competencies, and positive identity. According to the most recent national evaluation survey, 94 percent of all mentees reported gaining or learning something from their relationship with mentors, and 70 percent of all mentees said that the relationship positively changed the way they felt about themselves. If the national results are any indication of what we can expect on the local level, then we can expect our local youths to Reach and Rise to their potential at the YMCA of Northwest Florida.
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Human Trafficking Seminar at Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola Marina Anderson, regional human trafficking coordinator with the Florida Department of Children and Families, will present a free seminar on human trafficking on Thursday, Jan. 28, from 12 to 1 pm in the Greenhut Auditorium at the Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola Conference Center, 5151 N. 9th Ave. This program is open to the public and is sponsored by the Ladies of Charity volunteer organization at Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola. Anderson joined the Department of Children and Families (DCF) Office of Child Welfare team in May 2015. She began her career with DCF in 2002. For 13 years she worked as a child protective investigator (CPI) in Duval County. In December 2014, Anderson became a field support consultant for DCF. She is a recognized expert in safety methodology and has been recognized by Governor Rick Scott as a STAR child protective investigator.
Marina Anderson Anderson is a certified expert in human trafficking, and an expert in critical injury, domestic violence, physical/sexual abuse and human trafficking. She is an executive board member of the Northeast Region Human Trafficking Coalition and Freedom 7 Human Trafficking Coalition. No reservations are required. For more information about this program, please contact Luann Young, president of the Ladies of Charity and manager of the Pastoral Care department at Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola at 850-416-7929.
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EDS Hosts Community STEaM Event for Families Episcopal Day School of Christ Church Parish (EDS) in Pensacola, Fla. will welcome children, who are rising PreK3 through 8th graders, and their parents to the two EDS campuses to participate in fun-filled STEaM (science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics) activities on Saturday, Jan. 23 from 10 am to 11:30 am. The event is free and the community is encouraged to attend. During the morning, EDS will welcome entrepreneurs Sebastien Cotton, Ph.D and Colton Black, founders of Robotics Unlimited Inc. They will inspire students by presenting OutRunner, a very fast all-terrain robot. Robotics Unlimited Inc is a year old Pensacola startup specializing in developing and commercializing robotic toys. Educators must prepare children for jobs that are yet unknown in a rapidly changing world. At EDS, students are urged to take risks and to make, invent, program and design. These skills are reinforced with the study of science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics (STEaM). The intent is that exposure to these subjects will lead students to become inventors, entrepreneurs, collaborators, and problem solvers. The planned STEaM activities will engage students in hands-on learning which is also enjoyable. The event will be held simultaneously on both campuses. Rising PreK3 through Kindergarten will be at the EDS Hilton-Green Campus which is located at 601 N. Palafox Street. Rising 1st through 8th graders will be at the south EDS campus, which is located at 223 N. Palafox St. on the corner of Wright and Palafox streets, and this will be the site of the Robotics Unlimited Inc demonstration. EDS is pleased to enhance the vitality of our downtown area with free educational activities for families. As space is limited, a RSVP is requested. Parents should confirm their attendance with their RSVP to EDS Director of Admissions Lisee Sherrill at 1sherrill@edscc.org. Episcopal Day School serves students, regardless of faith or background, from six months through the 8th Grade. EDS is committed to advancing the school’s mission of preparing students for a life of learning and meaningful service in a diverse and global world by providing academic excellence and character formation inclusive of all of God’s children and grounded in the Episcopal tradition.
Blue Wahoos Kick Off Reading Program After a successful 2015 campaign, the Pensacola Blue Wahoos kicked off their second year of Kazoo’s Grand Slam Reading Program at Jim Allen Elementary School on Friday, Jan. 15. Blue Wahoos staff members and Kazoo, the team’s mascot, are acting out the beloved baseball take, “Casey at the Bat,” to get students excited about reading throughout the Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties. Kazoo’s Grand Slam Reading Program is designed as an incentive to excite and motivate students while developing a lifelong love for reading. Students in grades 3-5 are asked to read four books of their choosing during a four week period. Every student in the program receives a Blue Wahoos gift and all classrooms with 100 percent participation will be entered into a drawing to win a free classroom trip to a 2016 Blue Wahoos home game. “Bringing Kazoo to the school’s assembly creates a great energy about learning and is a wonderful chance for us to give back to the community,” said Community Relations Assistant Amanda Stephenson. “There are students at many of these schools that have never been to a Blue Wahoos game and this gives us an opportunity to introduce the kids to the team while generating excitement about reading.”
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Kazoo’s Grand Slam Reading Program schedule is as follows: • January 22: Global Learning Academy (Pensacola) • January 25: Holley Navarre Intermediate School (Navarre) • January 25: Byrneville Elementary School (Century) • January 26: W.H. Rhodes Elementary School (Milton) • January 26: Longleaf Elementary School (Pensacola) • January 27: Dixon Intermediate School (Pace) • January 27: Central School (Milton) • January 28: Bagdad Elementary School (Milton) • February 5: Hellen Caro Elementary School (Pensacola) All dates, times and locations are subject to change. Media interested in attending one or more of Kazoo’s Grand Slam Reading Program assemblies should contact the Media Relations department at (850) 934-8444. The first game of the 2016 regular season at Blue Wahoos Stadium is on Tuesday, Apr. 12 against the Jacksonville Suns. Blue Wahoos season tickets and mini plans are available now at Hill-Kelly Dodge Pick-Up Window and by calling (850) 934-8444. Follow the Blue Wahoos at bluewahoos.com, facebook. com/PensacolaBlueWahoos and twitter.com/BlueWahoos BBall.
Seville Quarter’s 23rd Annual Great American Chili Cook-Off
With beans, without beans, white, red, easy to eat or hotter-n-hell, you’ll find every type of chili imaginable at the 23rd Annual Seville Quarter’s Great American Chili Cook-Off. Pull out your favorite recipe and gather your “Bean Team Friends” for Pensacola’s Best Chili Cook-off on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016 in Phineas Phogg’s. Amateur and professional teams will compete for bragging rights for the greatest chili in Pensacola. Each concoction will be judged on taste, smell and consistency and trophies will be awarded to the top three winners. In addition, there is a Showmanship trophy (decoration and team entertainment), as well as the coveted People’s Choice trophy.
Entry to the competition is $20 per team (3 chefs per team) and is limited to the first fifteen teams. Each team must prepare their chili “from scratch” at Seville Quarter. Cooking begins at noon and the judging begins at 4:00pm. The public tasting is from 4:00pm – 6:00pm and the cost is $10 per person at the door with all proceeds going to the Pensacola Five Flags Sertoma Club. Mark your calendar for the Great American Chili Cook-Off at Seville Quarter on Saturday, Jan. 23–it’s a fun-filled, highly seasoned event that the whole family can enjoy. All proceeds go to the Pensacola Five Flags Club. There’s still time to enter! For more information go to sevillequarter.com or call 850-434-6211.
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Capitol News
January 20, 2016
SENATE PASSES EMPLOYMENT BILL FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES By Margie Menzel The News Service of Florida The Florida Senate approved legislation Friday aimed at helping people with disabilities become economically independent, completing what Senate President Andy Gardiner called a “trifecta” of bills headed to Gov. Rick Scott. The measure (HB 7003) would encourage state agencies to employ more people with disabilities, recognize businesses that hire them and establish a program to teach them financial literacy. It joins another bill (SB 672), passed by both the House and Senate earlier this week, creating personal learning scholarship accounts to boost educational opportunities for children with developmental disabilities or, as Gardiner calls them, “unique abilities.” The bills are the top legislative priority of Gardiner, an Orlando Republican whose son has Down syndrome. Along with a measure that sets new state water policies — a top priority of House Speaker Steve Crisafulli, R-Merritt Island — the bills are
headed to Scott, who is expected to sign them in a ceremony on Thursday. In part, the bill passed Friday would require certain state agencies to commit to improving employment opportunities for people with disabilities. The requirement would apply to the Agency for Persons with Disabilities, the Department of Economic Opportunity, the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation and Division of Blind Services at the Department of Education, and the Executive Office of the Governor. “We need to lead by example, and so we are going to do that,” Gardiner told reporters. “We also need to recognize businesses that are doing it, and track it and make sure that individuals with unique abilities are getting jobs, which is obviously a priority of us and the governor.” The bill also directs the Department of Management Services to develop mandatory training programs for human resources personnel and to help other state agencies with their strategies for hiring and retaining employees with disabilities. Sen. Jeremy Ring,
the Margate Democrat who sponsored the employment bill in the Senate, said the measure follows naturally from the education bill. “Those educational opportunities have very little meaning if the opportunity for (students with disabilities) to compete in the adult world doesn’t exist,” he said. Ring also noted that the bill includes language by Sen. Nancy Detert, R-Venice, and Sen. Dorothy Hukill, R-Port Orange, creating a program to recognize businesses that employ or support the independence of people with disabilities and a financial literacy program for those individuals, with a goal of encouraging financial independence. The bill also requires the Department of Economic Opportunity to develop a logo for the program and maintain a website that provides a list of businesses with the designation. “All of it is key to having jobs,” Gardiner said. “That bill that comes out of here today really sets a tone where agencies will have to report to us what their policies are going to be in hiring individuals with unique abilities.”
SENATORS TO WEIGH GAMBLING, MEDICAL MARIJUANA The News Service of Florida Senate committees Wednesday will begin digging into a proposed gambling deal with the Seminole Tribe of Florida and will continue debating whether to allow terminally ill patients to have access to medical marijuana. The Senate Regulated Industries Committee will hold a workshop and take testimony about what is
known as a gambling “compact” with the tribe. Gov. Rick Scott and the tribe last month announced a proposed agreement that would allow Seminole casinos to offer craps and roulette in exchange for $3 billion to the state over seven years. But Senate leaders have expressed doubts about passing the proposed compact without changes. Also Wednesday, the Senate Fiscal Policy
Committee will consider a bill (SB 460), filed by Sen. Rob Bradley, R-Fleming Island, that would allow patients with terminal illness to get medical marijuana. The bill has already received the unanimous support of two Senate committees and will be ready to go to the Senate floor if approved by the Fiscal Policy Committee.
‘SMART SOLAR’ INITIATIVE NEARS SIGNATURE MARK THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA The News Service of Florida A utility-backed group appears on the verge of submitting enough valid petition signatures to get a solar-energy initiative on the November ballot. The group “Consumers for Smart Solar” had submitted 654,308 signatures as of Tuesday morning, about 29,000 short of the number needed to get on the ballot, according to the state Division of Elections website. Signatures
need to be submitted by a Feb. 1 deadline. The initiative, backed by Duke Energy, Florida Power & Light, Tampa Electric and Gulf Power, also would need Florida Supreme Court approval of the ballot wording to go before voters. Supporters of a rival solar initiative, known as “Floridians for Solar Choice,” confirmed last week they were shifting focus to getting on the 2018 ballot instead of this year’s ballot.
CABINET CONSIDERS TOP INSURANCE, REVENUE JOBS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA The News Service of Florida Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Cabinet this week will discuss appointing top officials at the state Office of Insurance Regulation and the Florida Department of Revenue. Longtime Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty announced this month that he will leave his job, though he said he would stay until May 2. That came about a week after Department of Revenue Executive
Director Marshall Stranburg announced that he will leave for a job in Washington, with Stranburg’s resignation effective April 1. Unlike many other state agencies that are only under the governor, the Office of Insurance Regulation and the Department of Revenue are under Scott and the Cabinet. An agenda for the Cabinet meeting Thursday includes a discussion about appointments to the positions, though it does not provide more details.
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FLORIDA SUPREME COURT SCHEDULES DEATH PENALTY ARGUMENTS By Dara Kam The News Service of Florida The Florida Supreme Court has refused to grant a stay in an execution scheduled for next month but ordered oral arguments to hear about the potential impact of a seminal U.S. Supreme Court decision this week striking down the state’s death penalty sentencing structure. Lawyers for Cary Michael Lambrix, a convicted murderer who has been on Death Row for more than three decades, had asked the court to indefinitely postpone the execution, scheduled for Feb. 11, after the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling Tuesday in a case known as Hurst v. Florida. That 8-1 decision found that Florida’s method of using juries to recommend death sentences, but giving judges the power to impose the sentences, is an unconstitutional violation of the Sixth Amendment right to a trial by jury. Tuesday’s ruling focused on what are known as “aggravating” circumstances that must be found before defendants can be sentenced to death. A 2002 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, in a case known as Ring v. Arizona, requires that determination of such aggravating circumstances be made by juries, not judges. On Friday, the Florida Supreme Court set oral arguments in Lambrix’s case for Feb. 2, and instructed lawyers from both sides to “be prepared to address the applicability of Hurst v. Florida ... including whether
Hurst is retroactive, the effect of Hurst given the aggravating factors in Lambrix’s case, and whether any error is harmless.” Lawyers for Attorney General Pam Bondi had asked the court to deny Lambrix’s request for oral arguments, saying his case should not be affected by the Hurst decision because it should not be applied retroactively. In an 84-page brief filed Friday, Bondi’s lawyers argued that the Hurst ruling was not applicable because Lambrix’s 1984 conviction came before the decision in Ring v. Arizona. Lambrix was convicted of killing Aleisha Bryant and Clarence Moore in Glades County in 1983. According to court documents, Lambrix met the couple at a Labelle bar and invited the pair to his mobile home for a spaghetti dinner. Lambrix went outside with Bryant and Moore individually, then returned to finish the dinner with his girlfriend. Bryant’s and Moore’s bodies were found buried near Lambrix’s trailer. Lambrix was originally scheduled to be executed in 1988, but the Florida Supreme Court issued a stay on that execution. A federal judge lifted the stay in 1992. Lambrix has argued that his lawyers were ineffective, that he suffers from PTSD and that the trial court erred in denying DNA tests for a tire iron, Bryant’s clothing and a shirt wrapped around the tire iron. Lambrix
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contends that Moore sexually assaulted Bryant and killed her and that Lambrix killed Moore in self defense. In Friday’s filing, Bondi’s lawyers, Scott Browne and Suzanne Bechard, called Lambrix’s request for the DNA tests “a transparent delay tactic.” Lawyers for Lambrix argued that the case against the disabled veteran was entirely circumstantial. “There were no eye witnesses, no physical or forensic evidence identifying Lambrix as a killer, and no confession by Lambrix” that supported his doublemurder conviction, his lawyers wrote in the Jan. 11 request for oral arguments. Lambrix, now 55, also argued that the decades he has spent on Death Row violates constitutional protections against cruel and unusual punishments. “Mr. Lambrix has endured thirty-one years of mental torture waiting for the day in which the State will kill him. Wondering if that day will come? Now that day has come. Mr. Lambrix knows the exact date and time that his life is set to expire. But the mental torture does not end there,” his lawyers wrote. The state’s lawyers also rejected that claim. “ ... Lambrix has been doing everything in his power to avoid or delay his execution by the State of Florida. Any complaint now that the process, which he has used to his advantage to delay his execution, took too long, is plainly frivolous,” they wrote.
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Saying Yes When They Expect No: Six (Mercedes-Level) Ways to Hardwire Your Culture to Surprise and Delight Customers The customer’s default setting is (sad to say) cynicism. They are resigned to hearing no. If you can infuse your culture with the desire and the knowhow to consistently surprise the customer with yes, you’ll be way ahead of the game. Consultant Joseph Michelli, who worked with Mercedes-Benz USA to transform its customer experience, has a few insights. By Joseph A. Michelli Imagine you’ve taken your car to the dealership to be serviced. When you pick it up, you realize the fur earmuffs you left in the back seat are gone, so you ask the dealership if it’s possible they fell out. You really don’t expect anything to come of your inquiry, and, mentally, you’ve already written off the $50 you spent on the earmuffs. So naturally you’re shocked—and delighted!—when you receive a check in the mail from the dealership covering the cost of your lost item. Joseph Michelli includes this (true) story in his new book, Driven to Delight: Delivering World-Class Customer Experience the Mercedes-Benz Way (McGraw-Hill; December 2015; ISBN: 978-0-07-180630-5; $27.00). And while it happened at a Mercedes dealership, the consultant and best-selling author says any organization can condition itself to respond this way to their own customers’ “Oh, by the way...” requests. “Frankly, when customers approach you with these kinds of over-and-beyond, spur-ofthe-moment requests, they don’t expect to hear a yes,” says Michelli. “They’ve gotten used to hearing no, and whether from cynicism or resignation, that’s what they’ll expect from your organization too. If you can surprise them—pleasantly— you’ll delight them, build loyalty, and stand out from your competitors.” Michelli, who worked with Mercedes-Benz USA to positively and radically transform MBUSA’s customer experience, knows just how tough it is for any company to hardwire a kneejerk yes response into its culture. It requires not just a sincere desire to serve the customer, but an obsession to do so. Yet such a customer obsession can be instilled—even in organizations whose many “partners” are not directly affiliated with them (like MBUSA). Indeed, Driven to Delight describes how MBUSA elevated sales, service, and customer loyalty. In the space of two years, it moved customer sales satisfaction from an unenviable #6 spot to the #1 position on the J.D. Power SSI survey. Michelli offers readers the tools they need to effect similar change in their organizations. Here, he shares tactics business leaders can use to delight customers with that unexpected—and highly appreciated—yes: First, get clear on where you are in terms of customer experience. You probably think
you understand what customers experience at your organization. But it’s likely that customers themselves have a different perception...and that leaders, internal staff, and frontline employees have different ones still. As a result, a lot of wellintentioned efforts to improve customer service might currently be going to waste. MBUSA leadership honestly assessed the current state of its organization to clearly envision the future state it desired and to then create an action plan to help people understand how the chasm would be bridged. Visual mapping and the sharing of the map repeatedly and broadly helped everyone truly see the journey they were about to undertake. Plus, dealer principals, leaders, frontline staff members, and employees throughout the nationwide dealership community completed a “What’s Holding You Back?” form, which allowed them to actively challenge both personal and organizational barriers to delivering consistent customer delight. “It’s important to hear directly from all of these stakeholders what their ‘points of pain’ are,” says Michelli. “Before you can make changes that will surprise and delight customers, you—and everyone else in your organization—need to get a 360-degree picture of resource misalignments, efforts and initiatives that do not hit the mark, and actions that aren’t valued by the customer.” Set your sights really, really high. Thanks to e-commerce and the competitive global economy, today’s customers demand world-class service (and they will get it somewhere, whether that’s from you or a competitor). That’s why, when MBUSA set out to transform its culture, CEO Steve Cannon and his team didn’t want to merely be the best customer experience provider across all car manufacturers. They wanted to become (in Cannon’s words) “the global leader across all brands in customer service and in customer experience.”
“MBUSA wanted to rival other businesses about which I’ve had the good fortune of writing—companies like The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, Zappos, and Starbucks,” says Michelli. “They wanted to set a new global standard for customer experience excellence and even crafted a mantra, ‘driven to delight,’ that was repeated over and over again.” Don’t confuse communication with buy-in. It’s not enough to cascade your vision and action plan throughout your organization. You must ensure that in addition to understanding the what and how of improving the customer experience, everyone at every level of your organization’s hierarchy understands and buys into the why. (“This is the difference between employees who go through the motions and employees who enthusiastically look for opportunities say, ‘Yes, I can help!’” notes Michelli.) To create this buy-in, Mercedes truly listened to stakeholder groups (dealer principals, leaders, frontline staff members, and employees throughout the nationwide dealership community) to make sure the vision resonated and that each stakeholder understood how the change agenda would affect them. (The aforementioned “What’s Holding You Back?” queries were part of this effort.) Participants were asked to sign a written commitment card pledging that they would go beyond satisfying customers and instead would be driven to delight those they served. Tie customer experience to leader paychecks. Customerdriven compensation is a growing trend in many industries. (Even the U.S government has gotten in on the act by linking a percentage of reimbursement to how well a healthcare organization scores on a standardized patient survey.) MBUSA shifted a portion of the dealer’s guaranteed fixed margins (paid to those who met quarterly performance criteria) to being contingent on the dealer’s performance in key elements of MBUSA’s customer experience
initiative. Ultimately, $44 million in leadership bonuses were paid to the top-performing 70 percent of dealerships based on customer feedback. “People need a strong, compelling vision to buy into the change, but the ‘money’ piece is what solidifies their commitment and encourages them to say yes,” confirms Michelli. “The idea is to create true partnerships with your employees, to share risks and rewards in a very concrete way— and it’s hard to get more concrete than the numbers on your bonus check.” You can’t just train people on what saying yes looks like. You have to immerse them in it. Even with employee buy-in, you’ll get limited results from customer experience training that consists of reading a manual, sitting through a generic presentation, or providing rules and a script. Instead, strive to help employees understand what it’s like to “be” the customer—including reading their unspoken needs—and let them practice delighting that customer in real-world scenarios. (This is more of an art than a science.) “MBUSA set up a mandatory multi-day Brand Immersion Experience in which employees tour the auto manufacturing plant, test-drive vehicles, and attend a number of interactive seminars,” Michelli shares. “Focus is placed on helping attendees understand the brand’s transformation from vehicle-centric to customerobsessed. Specific modules provide training on listening and empathizing, and also offer tools to help employees go one step beyond what is expected.” Collect and share visceral examples of customer delight. Stories are powerful. They have the ability to illustrate concepts and evoke emotions in a way that even the best training can’t. That’s why it’s so important to widely share examples of real employees delighting real customers. MBUSA leaders collect stories of customer delight and translate them to video format. One such story involves a customer who
brought a car in for service and said, “If you find an earring on the floor, please let me know.” The service technician went the extra mile and took the seats out of the car—and did indeed find the earring, which had been a special gift from the customer’s husband. When the earring was presented to the customer, she burst into tears. “Stories like these inspire everyone who represents the brand to create that type of customer experience because it touches their hearts, not just their minds,” Michelli comments. “When we see what happens when we delight customers, we’re truly motivated to say yes.” There will always be the “good egg” here and there who naturally goes the extra mile to delight the customer without prompting. The trick is to make sure all stakeholders affiliated with your brand are good eggs, all the time, with every customer— and that requires an aggressive, strategic, top-down revolution. “We’re talking about dismantling your old culture and creating a new one centered on getting employees to seek out opportunities—both small and heroic—to delight the customer,” notes Michelli. “Making a few pep talks or slapping up a few posters won’t do it. These are big, fundamental changes. Every initiative you green-light, every dollar you spend, and every decision you make must support and nourish customer obsession.” About the Author: Joseph A. Michelli, PhD, CSP, is an internationally sought-after speaker, organizational consultant, and New York Times number-one best-selling author. He is a globally recognized thought leader in customer experience design. For more information, please visit www.josephmichelli.com. About the Book: Driven to Delight: Delivering World-Class Customer Experience the Mercedes-Benz Way (McGraw-Hill; December 2015; ISBN: 978-0-07-180630-5; $27.00) is available at bookstores nationwide and from major online booksellers.
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The Summation Weekly Cookies ’N Cream Popcorn
Yield: 12 cups 12 cups popped popcorn 1 package (11 ounces) white chocolate chips 2 teaspoons coconut oil 15 Oreo cookies, coarsely chopped Place popcorn in large bowl; set aside. In medium saucepan on low heat, melt chocolate chips and coconut oil; stir until blended. Pour melted chocolate over popcorn, stirring until well-coated. Stir in chopped Oreos. Spread mixture on baking sheet and chill until chocolate has set. Break into pieces to serve.
Popcorn Party Pizza
Yield: 8 slices 3 tablespoons butter 1 bag (10.5 ounces) mini marshmallows 2 quarts popped popcorn 1 tube (.68 ounces) red piping gel 1 package red raspberry fruit roll-ups green jelly beans coconut candy-coated chocolate pieces Spray 12-inch pizza pan with cooking spray; set aside. In large saucepan over medium heat, heat butter. Stir in marshmallows until melted. Stir in popcorn until well coated. Spread mixture evenly onto prepared pizza pan. Drizzle red piping gel over “pizza” to make “sauce.” Cut small circles (about 1 1/4 inches in diameter) from fruit roll-up and place on pizza for “pepperoni” slices. Decorate as desired with jelly beans, coconut and candies. Allow to cool completely before cutting into wedges to serve.
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o matter what kind of events you have on your social calendar, you can pop up delicious treats that are sure to be a hit. Whether hosting a get-together for the guys and tuning into the game or having a night in with the girls, freshly popped popcorn, which is naturally low in fat and calories, non-GMO and gluten free, can help you please every palate. Sweet, spicy, salty or served in more non-traditional ways, the possibilities are endless, and perfect for everything from date night to a family movie night or even a sleepover or kids’ party. And since it’s healthy and whole grain, popcorn is a satisfying snack suitable for every occasion that you can feel good about serving. Find more versatile, nutritious recipes for your next event at popcorn.org.
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Popcorn and Peanut Truffles
Yield: About 30 pieces 6 cups popped popcorn 1 cup roasted and salted peanuts 1 package (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips 1/2 cup honey In large bowl, stir popcorn and peanuts together; set aside. In microwave-safe bowl, heat chocolate chips 10 Popcorn and Peanut Truffles seconds. Stir chips and repeat, stirring after each 10 seconds, until chips are melted. Warm honey in microwave 10 seconds and stir into chocolate until well blended. Pour chocolate mixture over popcorn mixture and stir until popcorn is evenly coated. With small ice cream scoop, push popcorn mixture into scoop and release onto wax paper to form truffles. Refrigerate until firm. Note: Truffles can be stored in an airtight container up to 5 days.
Toasted Coconut and Chocolate Popcorn
Yield: 10 cups 10 cups popped popcorn 2 tablespoons butter or margarine 2 tablespoons light brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon coconut extract (optional) 1 cup chocolate chips 1 teaspoon vegetable oil 1 bag (7 ounces) shredded coconut, toasted Place popcorn in large bowl; set aside. In small saucepan, combine butter, brown sugar and coconut extract; stir until melted and combined. Pour over popcorn, coating well. Spread popcorn onto large cookie sheet. In glass measuring cup, melt chocolate chips and vegetable oil in microwave on low heat until smooth. Drizzle over popcorn. Immediately sprinkle coconut over popcorn mixture; cool. Break into pieces and serve. Toasted Coconut and Chocolate Popcorn
Cheesy Pepperoni Popcorn
Cheesy Pepperoni Popcorn
Yield: 6-8 cups 1/4 cup nonfat Parmesan cheese 2 teaspoons garlic powder 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano 1/4 teaspoon dried marjoram leaves 1/4 teaspoon dried basil leaves 1/8 teaspoon dried sage black pepper, to taste 12 cups popped popcorn 3/4 cup turkey pepperoni, cut into bite-size bits olive oil cooking spray In small bowl, combine Parmesan cheese, garlic powder, oregano, marjoram, basil, sage and pepper; mix well. Place cooked popcorn and turkey pepperoni in large bowl; spray lightly with cooking spray. Sprinkle popcorn and pepperoni with cheese mixture and toss to coat evenly.
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The Summation Weekly PUBLIC NOTICES Legals Notice of Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA FIRST FEDERAL BANK, a federal savings bank, Plaintiff, V. LAURIE ANNE CORLEY, also known as LAURIE A. CORLEY, UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF LAURIE ANNE CORLEY, FLORIDA HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION, Defendants. CASE NO. 2015-CA-000510 NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that DONALD SPENCER, Clerk of the above named Court, will on the 9th day of February, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. Central Time, at www.santarosa.realforeclose.com in accordance with Section 45.031, Florida Statutes, offer for sale and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described real property situate in the County of Santa Rosa, State of Florida, to-wit: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 1 NORTH, RANGE 29 WEST, SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA: THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 19 MINUTES WEST A DISTANCE OF 864.7 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGININING; THENCE CONTINUE NORTH 89 DEGREES 19 MINUTES WEST 211.70 FEET; THENCE NORTH 01 DEGREES MINUTES 30 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 205 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 19 MINUTES EAST A DISTANCE OF 211.70 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREES 26 MINUTES 30 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 205 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. pursuant to the Summary Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered in a case pending in said Court, the style of which is listed above.
If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact: Court Administration, ADA Liaison Santa Rosa County 6865 Caroline Street Milton, FL 32570 Phone(850) 623-3159, Fax (850) 983-0602 ADA.SantaRosa@flcourts1.gov at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. Dated this 6th day of January, 2016. T. A. BOROWSKI, JR. Florida Bar No. 843393 ted@borowski-traylor.com DARRYL STEVE TRAYLOR, JR. Florida Bar No. 75981 steve@borowski-traylor.com LOUIS E. HARPER, III Florida Bar No. 97318 boharper@borowski-traylor.com Borowski & Traylor, P.A. 25 W. Cedar Street, Suite 525 (32502) P.O. Box 12651 Pensacola, FL 32591-2651 (850) 429-2027(850) 429-7465 Fax Attorneys for First Federal Bank 2wr1/13-1/20NOS Notice to Creditors IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE COURT IN RE: ESTATE OF EVELIN URSULA BELL Deceased. File No.: 2015-CP-1664 Division: F NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Evelin Ursula Bell, deceased, whose date of death was December 2, 2015, and whose Social Security Number is available upon request, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Escambia County Clerk of Court, Attn: Probate, P.O. Box 333, Pensacola, Florida 32591-0333.
All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is Wednesday, January 20, 2016. Personal Representative: Erik Frank Bell 1470 Watkins Trail Pensacola, FL 32506 Attorney for Personal Representative: Nicholas R. Medley Attorney for Petitioner FL Bar #: 107194 Medley Law Firm 222 W. Cervantes Street Pensacola, FL 32501 Telephone: (850) 607-7890 Fax: (850) 254-7872 nicholas@medleyelderlaw.com 2wr1/20-1/27 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AN FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF DONALD RICHARD AHRENS Deceased. CASE NO.: 2015 CP 1639 NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the Estate of DONALD RICHARD AHRENS, deceased, whose date of death was January 30, 2015, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 Governmental Center, Pensacola, Florida. The names and addresses of the personal representatives and the personal representatives’ attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is January 13, 2016. Personal Representative: Donald E. Brown, Sr. Attorney for Personal Representative: Michael D. Tidwell, Esquire Michael D. Tidwell, P.A. Florida Bar No.: 0899887 mtidwell@emeraldcoasttitle.com DOUGLAS D. TIDWELL, ESQUIRE Michael D. Tidwell, P.A. Florida Bar No.: 115624 dtidwell@emeraldcoasttitle.com 811 N. Spring Street Pensacola, Florida 32501 (850) 434-3223 – Phone (850) 434-3822 – Fax 2wr1/13-1/20NTC IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF CHARLES ROY DREWEN Deceased. File No.: 2016-CP-4 Division: D NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Charles Roy Drewen, deceased, whose date of death was December 11, 2015, and whose Social Security Number is available upon request, is pending in the Circuit Court for
Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Santa Rosa County Clerk of Court, Attn: Probate, P.O. Box 472, Milton, Florida 32572. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is Wednesday, January 20, 2016. Personal Representative: Robert Dale Kitchens 118 Antler Drive Newport, NC 28570 Attorney for Personal Representative: Nicholas R. Medley Attorney for Petitioner FL Bar #: 107194 Medley Law Firm 222 W. Cervantes Street Pensacola, FL 32501 Telephone: (850) 607-7890 Fax: (850) 254-7872 nicholas@medleyelderlaw.com 2wr1/20-1/27NTC AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA WILLIAM RICHARD ROLLO and GLORIAR. ROLLO, COTRUSTEES OF THE WILLIAM R. ROLLO AND GLORIA R. ROLLO REVOCABLE TRUST UNDER AGREEMENT DATED APRIL 15, 2013, Plaintiffs, vs. BRANDON H. HAMMETT, STACY M. WILLIAMS and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendants. Case No.: 2015-CA-000379 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY given pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure and Order Rescheduling Foreclosure Sale dated December 30, 2015 entered in Case No. 2015-CA-000379 of the Circuit Court in and for Santa Rosa County, Florida, wherein William Richard Rollo and Gloria R. Rollo, Co-Trustees of the William R. Rollo and Gloria R. Rollo Revocable Trust Under Agreement Dated April 15, 2013 are the Plaintiffs and Brandon H. Hammett, Stacy M. Williams and United States of America are the Defendants, the Clerk shall sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at Santa Rosa County’s On Line Public Auction website: www. santarosa.realforeclose.com at 11:00 a.m. on February 9, 2016, in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes, the following described property located in Santa Rosa County, Florida, as set forth in said Final Judgment of Foreclosure, to-wit: PARCEL 1: Lot 30, Block “B”, Lakeview Estates being a portion of Section 18, Township 1 North, Range 27 West, Santa Rosa County, Florida, according to Plat recorded in Plat Book “D” Page 45 of the public records of said county. TOGETHER WITH: A 1985 West Mobile Home VIN # F166S143CK7107GA located on the lot. PARCEL 2: Lot 36, Block B, Lakeview Estates, a subdivision of a portion of Section 18, Township 1 North, Range 27 West, according to the plat thereof, as recorded in Plat Book D, Page 45, of the Public Records of Santa Rosa County, Florida. Any person claiming an interest in any surplus from the foreclosure sale other than the property owner must file a claim within sixty (60) days after the foreclosure sale date. If you are a person with a disability needing a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact: Court Administration Santa Rosa County, 6865 Caroline Street, Milton, Florida 32570; Phone (850) 983-1973; Fax (850) 983-1986 at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduling appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.
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Dated this 5th day of January, 2016. Attorneys for Plaintiff MARGARET T. STOPP Florida Bar Number 794856 Moore, Hill & Westmoreland, P.A. 350 W. Cedar Street, Suite 100 Post Office Box 13290 Pensacola, Florida 32591-3290 Telephone: (850) 434-3541 Telefax: (850) 435-7899 mstopp@mhw-law.com jpinette@mhw-law.com tstokes@mhw-law.com 2wr1/20-1/27ANOS
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CASE NO.: 20104 CA 000287 NOTICE OF RESCHEDULED FORECLOSURE SALE Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, Donald C. Spencer, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Santa Rosa County, Florida, will on the 18th day of February, 2016, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. (CST), at www.santarosa.realforeclose.com, offer for sale and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property situated in the County of Santa Rosa, State of Florida, to-wit: Lot 8, Block N of Stonebrook Village Phase 5, according to the Plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book F, Page(s) 24, of the Public Records of Santa Rosa County, Florida pursuant to the final judgment entered in a case pending in said Court, the style of which is listed above. Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim within sixty (60) days after the sale. If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact: Court Administration, ADA Liaison, Santa Rosa County, 6865 Caroline Street, Milton, FL, 32570; Phone (850) 623-3159; Fax (850) 983-0602; ADA.SantaRosa@flcourts1.gov at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired; call 711. Dated this 8th day of January, 2016. Matthew C. Hoffman, Esquire Florida Bar No.: 0652164 mhoffman@carverdarden.com 801 W. Romana Street-Suite A Pensacola, Florida 32502 (850) 266-2300 Attorneys for Plaintiff, Hancock Bank 2wr1/13-1/20NOF Notice of Intention to Register Fictitious Name NOTICE OF INTENTION TO REGISTER FICTITIOUS NAME Pursuant to Section 865.09, Florida Statutes, notice is given that Meeks Industries, LLC, intends to engage in business under the fictitious name of Live Oak Plantation at 7874 Beulah Road, Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida 32526. Notice is further given that the undersigned intends to register this fictitious name with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, Tallahassee, Florida. Dated: January 19, 2015. Meeks Industries, LLC NOTICE OF INTENTION TO REGISTER FICTITIOUS NAME Pursuant to Section 865.09, Florida Statutes, notice is given that Meeks Industries, LLC, intends to engage in business under the fictitious name of Go Go Billboards at 7874 Beulah Road, Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida 32526. Notice is further given that the undersigned intends to register this fictitious name with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, Tallahassee, Florida. Dated: January 19, 2015. Meeks Industries, LLC
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At the time of sale, the successful high bidder, other than the plaintiff, shall post with the Clerk a deposit equal to five percent (5%) of the final bid. The balance of the final bid shall be paid to the Clerk no later than 3:00 p.m. CT the same business day. The successful high bid shall be exclusive of the Clerk’s registry fee and documentary stamps on the Certificate of Title. In the event of a third party successful bid, the third party successful bidder shall pay, in addition to the bid amount, the Clerk’s registry fee and any and all documentary stamps on the Certificate of Title. Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale (if any), other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.
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